Korea, South · R1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Korea, South
Creator: Visa Status

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R1 visas issued to people from Korea, South · February 2026

That is 13 fewer than in January 2026 (21) — -61.9%.

R1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-61.9% vs January 2026 (21)-65.2% vs February 2025 (23)

All published months together: 1,857

Korea, South · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025169
202629

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	17	21	+23.5%
February	23	8	-65.2%
March	21	–	–
April	6	–	–
May	13	–	–
June	17	–	–
July	13	–	–
August	10	–	–
September	12	–	–
October	11	–	–
November	21	–	–
December	5	–	–

When is it busy? Korea, South · R1

Busiest month: January (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Korea, South · R1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	17
Apr '17	14
May '17	21
Jun '17	19
Jul '17	19
Aug '17	24
Sep '17	19
Oct '17	11
Nov '17	25
Dec '17	10
Jan '18	28
Feb '18	21
Mar '18	19

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	5	21	8
Total	5	21	8

Korea, South · R1

Korea, South · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Korea, South · R1

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